UNSPSC 50304608: Cavaillon melons

The variety of melons known as cavaillon melons

UNSPSC 50304608 Cavaillon melons is a Commodity code that describes fresh specialty melons procured primarily by school districts and child nutrition programs as components of broader meal service contracts. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying Cavaillon melons alongside other fresh produce, beverages, proteins, and supplies to support National School Lunch Programs, School Breakfast Programs, Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) meal services, and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program operations. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County, McAllen Independent, Austin Independent, and others) and child nutrition consortia, with occasional city and county departments purchasing produce for senior services or correction facilities. School districts dominate the market, reflecting the reliance of public K-12 nutrition programs on institutional produce suppliers.

Recent activity spans multiple states, with Georgia school districts appearing most frequently in the dataset (Bulloch County, Dougherty County, Liberty County, Glynn County, Savannah-Chatham County, Hancock County, and the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 districts statewide), followed by Texas jurisdictions (McAllen Independent School District, Austin Independent School District, City of Edinburg), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), and scattered activity in Florida, Connecticut, California, Oregon, and Mississippi. Representative recent opportunities include the GEC Buying Cooperative's RFP SN 26-004 (Douglas County School System, issued February 4, 2026, due March 4, 2026) seeking fresh produce and eggs across two Georgia geographic areas with estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million across 30 districts; Bulloch County School District's Invitation for Proposal for locally-grown produce (issued April 3, 2026, due May 4, 2026) requiring produce sourced within 200 miles and delivered to 14 school sites; and McAllen Independent School District's RFP 2026-1029 (issued March 6, 2026, due March 6, 2026 with extension) for fresh produce across 31 campuses serving 20,000 students. The code itself shows no recent sole-source or single-item procurements of Cavaillon melons; instead, melons appear as line items within comprehensive produce bids that include dozens of fruit and vegetable varieties, pricing on a per-case or per-unit basis, with delivery requirements to multiple school sites and compliance with Buy American provisions, HACCP food safety plans, and nutritional standards mandated by federal child nutrition programs.